4…THE THROAT OF WINTER… by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from ‘Unicorn’ (1969)*

Verse 1:

C Em
Oh the throat of winter is u-pon us,
C Em
The barren barley fields refuse to sway.
Bb Cmaj7
Be-fore the Husky hag of early winter,
D7
In her hoods of snowy grey.

Verse 2:

C Em
Lo, the frozen blue birds in the belfries,
C Em
The bluebells in their hearts are surely prey?
Bb Cmaj7
Un-to the grasping bats-wing of the winter pincer;
D7
Hoods of snowy grey.

Chorus 1:

Gm F Eb Cm7 Gm Eb Bb
Winter, winter, winter, are you but a servant of the bad one…..?

Verse 3:

C Em
Oh the throat of winter is u-pon us,
C Em
The barren barley fields refuse to sway.
Bb Cmaj7
Be-fore the Husky hag of early winter,
D7
In her hoods of snowy grey.

Chorus 2:

Gm F Eb Cm7 Gm Eb Bb
Winter, winter, winter, are you but a servant of the bad one…..?

Outro:

C, Em (x2), Dm

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C Em Bb Cmaj7 D7 Gm F Eb Dm

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
032010 022000 x13331 x32000 xx0212 344333 133211 665x4x xx0231

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)